Mechanical anisotropy of the human knee articular cartilage in compression

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 215-219

  Jurvelin, J S ^a,b   Buschmann, M D ^c   Hunziker, E B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Articular cartilage; Cartilage mechanics; Modulus; Permeability

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CARTILAGE; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POISSON RATIO; TENSILE STRESS; AGGLOMERATION; COMPRESSION TESTING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE MECHANICS; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY;

BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CADAVER; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; KNEE; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; CADAVER; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

ANISOTROPIC MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; CARTILAGE MECHANICS; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; MECHANICAL ANISOTROPY; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MODULUS; UNCONFINED COMPRESSION TESTS;

EID: 0038681345     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095441103765212712     Document Type: Article

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